Former Iowa State football players who played well in Week 5 of NFL

A few former players from Iowa State‘s football program had a breakout week in the NFL, helping their teams get in the win column for the first time this season.

Others continued to perform well, keeping their teams undefeated.

Here are a few of the standouts from Week 5 of the NFL season.

Jaylin Noel, Houston Texans

The Texans finally earned their first win of the season in a 26-3 win over the Tennessee Titans.

Jaylin Noel, a third-round draft pick for Houston in the 2025 draft, scored his first touchdown of the season. He finished the day with five catches on five targets for 41 yards. He caught a 9-yard pass for the score in the back of the end zone in the fourth quarter to stretch the Texans’ lead.

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Xavier Hutchinson, Houston Texans

In the same contest, Hutchinson had a breakout game for Houston. He caught four passes for a season-high 65 yards, with a long of 18 yards.

Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers

Purdy and the 49ers are still undefeated after review determined that Seattle wide receiver Cooper Kupp went out of bounds short of the first-down marker to turn the ball over to San Francisco. The 49ers won 32-29.

Purdy completed 19 passes on 29 attempts, good for 189 yards. He threw two touchdowns, one to Mike Evans for the first score of the game and a second to Brandin Cooks to take a 29-26 lead. Purdy also threw an interception, his second of the season.

Purdy now has 13 touchdowns this season, which puts him at the top of the leaderboard. Kirk Cousins from the Las Vegas Raiders and Jared Goff from the Detroit Lions both have 12.

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